This is not a secret, the Aussie scene has shown ebullient for a couple of years : Empire of the Sun, Tame Impala, Flume, Flight Facilities, New Navy, Cadillac…and Jagwar Ma.The trio hailing from Sydney has released today their first (and eagerly anticipated)album, « Howlin ». Be prepared to find rock, electro, and psychedelic rhythms

Here is the video for one of our favorite track of theirs, « Man I need« , which epitomizes quite perfectly their universe.Enjoy!

*** LP « Howlin » released today on Marathon Artists and available for download on iTunes*** Live report on their performance during Kitsune en Vrai #12 @ Maroquinerie in Paris on March 27 2012 (via Konbini)

« Marie Madeleine » as an allegory of duality of humanity…this is the proposal of French acid electro pop act Marie Madeleine.

Amongst the 3 original tracks of their third EP « No Apologies », on which the charming voice of Clara from the band La Femme can be heard, we particularly fancy « Love Suicide » and its bouncy bassline.Enjoy!

*** EP « No Apologies » released last month on Elektro Shock and available for download on iTunes*** Interviews of the band in Les Inrocks or Modzik*** A remix that turns the track into something completely different by Acid Arab

« Escape Yourself« , first and excellent album from Montreal-based act Footprintz, will belong for sure to our top ten LP’s of the year.

Its release on the label Visionquest back in March offers a good occasion to come back on our favorite track, Dangers of the Mouth, unveiled a little while ago as an EP. Some will undoubtedly perceive influences from Depeche Mode with Enjoy the Silence.
Enjoy!

*** LP « Escape Yourself », available for download on iTunes*** EP « Dangers Of The Mouth », available for download on iTunes*** Track « Frozen Dove », available for download for free courtesy of Rollingstone

Discovered last year in inRocks Lab, Parisian duo TOYS have the privilege to open the latest issue of KITSUNE’s compilations with their track Noise, whose noctural-odyssey video is featured above (shot in Paris XVIII neighborhood for those who might wonder).

You might remember, a little while ago, at the age of electro / trash / rock à laJustice, emerging an act with a name without vowels, MSTRKRFT (soit « Mastercraft », ndlr).

This reminder should help you reading and pronouncing the moniker of UK-based Aaron Jerome aka SBTRKT.

Hidden behind an African tribe mask, his live gigs – with his singer Sampha – have largely contributed to build his reputation. He has just released an LP simply entitled Live, reminding of the Alive 1997 from mask-wearers Daft Punk.

His eponymous LP, out back in 2011 on the Young Turks imprint, is a real gem gathering together dubstep, house, R&B…Here is the video unveiled earlier in 2013, halfway between gore and sci-fi, for the track « Trials of the Past » – beware, « some » bloodshed…